Ford's Model T

In January 1907, Henry Ford told Charles Sorenson to secure a locked room at the back of the Piquette plant's third floor for a secret effort to design the Model T. Building on the success of the Model N, Ford oversaw innovations including vanadium steel parts, planetary transmission, flywheel magneto, the engine block, and suspension. Introduced in September 1908, the Model T was conceived as an affordable and reliable car, and demand quickly grew so that the whole plant built Model Ts to keep up with orders. Twelve thousand Model Ts were built at Piquette before production moved to the Highland Park plant in January 1910. Produced for 19 years, the Model T at one point made up most cars in the world and helped make driving accessible to everyone.

Detroit, Michigan · United States